The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-23


Over roo architectural iron workers in
Cincinnati and Coyington nave struck.
They demand nine hours for work and the
same pay they now receive for ten hours
work.
When Theodore Tilton was told of Mr..
Beechcr's death and asked whether he had
anything to say, he shook his head sadly
and answered: No; it will do no good
now"
There will be -four men in the United
States Senate who think they resemble
Edwin Booth, but only one of them, Daniel,
of Virginia, really bears any resemblance
TO the great tragedian.
The British Cabinet has decided OH Il land
purchase scheme based upon revised rent
ais. Under this scheme, therefore, land
lords will fare worse than they would UNI
der Mr.. Gladstonc's bill.
II. j. Brennan, who has been the private
secretary to Secretary Manning, will be
made corresponding secretary of the West
ern National Bank, New York, of which
Mr.. Manning is to be president.
The listless manner in which the Mar
quis of Lorne has been discharging many
of his recent public duties is explained by
the announcement that he is engaged on a
political essay of considerable magnitude.
There is a rumor in London that the
Emperor of Germany will abdicate his
throne on the 22d inst, but in This country
it is thought that he abdicated some time
since.
Alfred S. White, the fastest stcnographcr
in the world, who was reported missing
from his home in New York last week, has
been found in Chicago in II high state of in
dignati0n against the man who attributed
his absence to opium.
Some Democrat politicians in New
York arc bowling vc, Mayor IIewitts
appointment of ia mes G. BOylcs, to be
President of the b, lr' of Health. The
objection is that Boyles is a knight of La
Dor.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record is
officially authorized 10 announce that the
new cotton seed oil mills, about which there
has been much discussion, will positively
be built, all reports to the contrary not
withstanding.
1t is scmi-ollicially stated that II persons,
mostly students, nave been arrested Tor
connection with the recently discovered
plot to assassinatc the Car. One of the
prisoners is n woman
The Republican members of the Phila;
dclphia delegation in the House of Repre-
scntatives has decided unanimously to re.
t'i"hSN NV NOiiStSSSiohul dpIol tIoilllcIt
Tor !hiiadciphia so as to provide n Demo
cratlc district Tor MT. Randall.
The annual meeting of the National AS.
sociation of General Passenger and Ticket
Agents of the United States and Canada
began at the Arlington Hotel, Washington.
Tuesday. Officers were elected for the en-
SUING year
~ lady was impOrtuning Lord RothSchild
to direct her son into Il paying business.
Madame said he, ANY business is good:
selling matches even is Il splendid business,
il you do enough of it,"
The wife of S~cnator.clcct IIiscock. of
New York, is said TO he attractive md
petite" with an idea in the back of her
shapely head that craftsmanship began
when her husband was born.
Doyle's statue of General Albert sydney
Johnston has been successfully cast 6y the
Amcs Company, of Chicopec. Mass, and
will be unveiled with appropriate cercmo.
MICS at New Orleans next month.
Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey, cats
a bowl of mush and milk before poin, to -